Sadiq Khan Reelected As London Mayor
Europe, Latest Headlines, World News Sunday, May 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXXAMINER) – Labour’s Sadiq Khan has won a second term as London’s mayor, beating Conservative rival Shaun Bailey.
He won 55.2% of the popular vote, after entering a run-off with Mr Bailey when neither managed to secure a majority in the first round of voting.
The former MP became the first Muslim mayor of an EU capital city when he was first elected to the role in 2016.
Speaking at City Hall, he promised “to strain every sinew to help build a better, brighter future for London”.
Mr Khan was seen as the favourite throughout the campaign, with some pollsters predicting he would win more than half of the first-round votes.
The 51-year-old failed to reach his record-setting vote total of 2016 but won with a 228,000-vote majority.
Mr Khan’s closest rival was Mr Bailey, who received 44.8% of the first and second-round votes, and increased the Conservative vote share by 1.6%.
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